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Derby, Wigan and Northampton all report alleged racist abuse of players

it’s 2019, not 1819!

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• Police arrest Brentford fan after incident at Griffin Park
• Wigan report hate crime after Nathan Byrne abused online

Police are investigating multiple allegations of racist abuse against Football League players – with Derby, Wigan and Northampton all reporting incidents.

Brentford confirmed a season-ticket holder was arrested at Griffin Park on Saturday after confronting Derby’s Duane Holmes, who was in the dugout having been substituted during their 3-3 draw. Holmes’s manager, Frank Lampard, said: “A fan came up to him and abused him … it was very clearly reported by the players and the people around.”

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Barack Obama warns progressives to avoid ‘circular firing squad’

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  • Remarks come as Democrats battle for 2020 nomination
  • Former president was addressing young Europeans in Germany

Barack Obama warned on Saturday that US progressives risk creating a “circular firing squad” at a time when prospective presidential candidates are competing fiercely against each other to run against Donald Trump.

Related: ‘Our mantra is chaos’: Republican researchers target 2020 Democrats

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Democrats need a 2020 candidate who inspires. Joe Biden isn’t it | Max Berger

right – time is up Joe – stay on speaking circuit and help but don’t run.

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Obama’s deputy represents the worst of the last 40 years of the Democratic party. Let’s look to future and pick someone else

This week, at least five women have come forward to accuse Joe Biden of inappropriately touching them in public spaces. (The first was Lucy Flores in a heartfelt article in New York magazine.) In response, Biden put out a two-minute video that didn’t include an apology. Instead, his team put out a “bat signal” to Democratic elites and allies to come forward and defend him. At a moment when working-class women of color are finally getting space in mainstream politics to speak their truth, the Democratic party should be realigning to put their concerns front and center. Throughout his career, Biden has done the opposite.

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To import nuclear fuel Saudi Arabia must agree to inspections – IAEA chief

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  • Yukiya Amano says Saudis have yet to reveal intentions
  • Research reactor is nearing completion in Riyadh

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog organisation said Saudi Arabia would have to agree to a programme of inspections and other safeguards before importing nuclear fuel for a research reactor nearing completion in Riyadh.

Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said, however, that Riyadh had not yet given a clear answer on its intentions.

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Officials forced way in to Stephen Moore home after failure to pay ex-wife debts

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Authorized 2013 break-in began process of selling property owned by Trump Fed pick to raise money owed after divorce

A court official accompanied by four police officers had to break into the home of Stephen Moore, Donald Trump’s pick for the Federal Reserve board, after he repeatedly failed to pay debts to his ex-wife.

Related: Democrats seek financial records from Trump Fed pick after Guardian report

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‘Sentencing their dog to death’: how the anti-vax movement spread to pets

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There has been a spike in people refusing to vaccinate pets against deadly diseases, including some that can infect humans

Sam Kovac can’t say for sure what prompted it, but in the past few weeks the Sydney veterinarian has been faced with the same alarming, beguiling question over and over: “Will this vaccination give my dog autism?”

“It’s actually ridiculous. I mean you hear chatter over the years, but just in these last few weeks it’s really, really ramped up,” he tells Guardian Australia.

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